[theFIRMbss]

>That explains why they murder rape victims and let the rapists walk

"Convicted Iranian rapists Amir Karbalai and Farhad Aghanarian hang from the cable of a crane in Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square at dawn September 29, 2002. In Iran the death penalty is usually reserved for murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking. A total of 5 were publicly hung."

You know, when there's war, sometimes there's propaganda that's designed to push emotive "buttons." Do you really believe that any culture free of psychiatrists would let violent offenders like rapists go free?!

[calenel]

Honor Killing even for being a victim of rape.

Though a growing number of Palestinians find honor killings unacceptable, the practice continues. "No one knows the magnitude, because no one has conducted a study," said Lisa Taraki, associate professor of sociology at Birzeit University. Women's organizations have mobilized against the killings, but are furious that the practice continues in spite of the legal prohibitions. The killings violate the right to life upheld in versions of the draft Basic Law and openly discriminate against women. The woman alone is punished for the "crime;" whereas the man, who may have raped his victim, is considered an innocent party and often walks free.

Sometimes it isn't just propaganda.